Childrens Health
Projects
The main objective of our fundraising is to raise enough money to keep the Hospital running. We hope we make a compelling case for support for each of our programme areas on this website. However, we are always looking to expand our facilities as the number of people we serve continues to grow day after day, and so we also have a need for support for capital projects.

To learn more about projects we hope to fund, those in active development as well as completed projects scroll down, or select from these subcategories:

 

Prospective projects in need of funding   Active Projects   Completed Projects

 

Positive outcomes to BCH projects are our primary goal. We invite you to review the graphs below that document our patient population, service delivery and success in promoting health in the community: View Charts & Graphs

Prospective Projects in Need of Funding

Maternity Ward extension

•  Funding required: $80,000
•  Funding received: Pledge of $25,000
Status: Fundraising
Read the Project Proposal

Understand the costs

 

New Adult Inpatient Ward

•  Funding required: $220,000
•  Funding received: $0

Status: Fundraising
Read the Project Proposal

Understand the costs

 

Mosquito Nets

•  Funding required: Our goal is $3,000 per month
•  Status: Fundraising Continuous
Accountability: Over 15,000 children in our catchment area sleeping under nets

 

Ambulance for Outreach Teams

•  Funding required: $65,000
•  Funding received: $12,000
Status: Fundraising

New equipment in Operating Theatre

•  Funding required: $27,000
•  Funding received: $0
Status: Fundraising

 

Fire safety improvement

•  Funding required: $8,000
• Funding received: $197
Status: Fundraising


Hospital fence

•  Funding required: $14,500
•  Funding received: $0
Status: Fundraising
• Read the Project Proposal

Haematology machine

•  Funding required: $10,800
•  Funding received: $0
Status: Fundraising
• Read the Project Proposal

CD4 reagents

•  Funding required: $30,000 annually
•  Funding received: $6,250 from Abercrombie and Kent Philanthropy
Status: Fundraising
• View Accountability

Information technology

•  Funding required: estimated $6,500
•  Funding received: $0
Status: Planning


Library

•  Funding required: $6,500
•  Funding received: $0
Status: Planning & Fundraising


Infection control improvements

•  Funding required: $6,500
•  Funding received: $0
Status: Planning & Fundraising


Administration building and workshops

•  Funding required: $115,000
•  Funding received: $0
Status: Planning phase

 

New floor for Operating Theatre and Maternity Ward

•  Funding required: donation in kind
•  Funding received: pledge
Status: Planning phase


Information Centre

•  Funding required: $6,411
•  Funding received: $0
Status: Planning & Fundraising
• Read the Project Proposal

Active Projects in Progress

Waiting Mothers Hostel

•  Funding required: $12,000
•  Funding received: $12,000
Status: Construction underway


ECG machine

•  Funding required: $5,000
•  Funding received: $5,000
Status: Funded. Awaiting acquisition


Water and Sanitation

•  Funding required: $46,120
•  Funding received: $46,120
Status: Construction underway

 

Motorbike for Byumba Health Centre II

•  Funding required: $2,500
•  Funding received: $2,500

        Status: Funded. Awaiting acquisition

 

Completed Projects

Power

•  Funding required: $100,000
•  Funding received: $110,000
Status: completed June 2009


Biochemistry machine

•  Funding required: $3,685
•  Funding received: $3,685
Status: completed May 2009

Staff housing

•  Funding required: $33,500
•  Funding received: $33,500
Status: Completed September 2008. Looking for more funds for phase 2


HIV/AIDS, TB and Women’s Health building

•  Funding required: $106,650
•  Funding received: $106,650
Status: Completed September 2008. Looking for more funds for furnishings
Ultrasound machine

•  Funding required: $8,380
•  Funding received: $8,380
Status: Complete


Laundry Room

•  Funding required: $4,720
•  Funding received: $4,720
Status: Complete


Outpatient shade extension

•  Funding required: $3,660
•  Funding received: $3,660
Status: Complete

 

Ambulance for outreach teams

•  Funding required: $62,000
•  Funding received: $62,000
Status: Complete

 

Charts & Graphs

We invite you to see the type of work we do in the community by viewing charts and graphs that document our services.  Select a thumbnail below.

The Hospital spent $350,000 on capital projects in 2008/9.
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